diff --git a/inc/certs.inc b/inc/certs.inc
index 41273a24..d15ed451 100755
--- a/inc/certs.inc
+++ b/inc/certs.inc
@@ -706,11 +706,10 @@ export PDNS_Ttl=60
 		scp -q /tmp/vcenter-update-ssl.sh root@${NM_VC_HOSTNAME}:/tmp/vcenter-update-ssl.sh
 		ssh -q -o ConnectTimeout=3 -o ConnectionAttempts=1 root@${NM_VC_HOSTNAME} "bash /tmp/vcenter-update-ssl.sh"
 		
-		echo "HERE: ${NM_VC_ACMEFOLDER}/${NM_VC_HOSTNAME}/${NM_VC_HOSTNAME}.cer"
-		if [ ! -f ${NM_VC_ACMEFOLDER}/${NM_VC_HOSTNAME}/${NM_VC_HOSTNAME}.cer ]; then
+		if ssh -q -o ConnectTimeout=3 -o ConnectionAttempts=1 root@${NM_VC_HOSTNAME} [ ! -f ${NM_VC_ACMEFOLDER}/${NM_VC_HOSTNAME}/${NM_VC_HOSTNAME}.cer ]; then
 			echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]}No certificate was created${idsCL[Default]}\n"
 			exit 0
-		elif [ $(expr `date +%s` - $(stat -c %Y ${NM_VC_ACMEFOLDER}/${NM_VC_HOSTNAME}/${NM_VC_HOSTNAME}.cer)) -ge 600 ]; then
+		elif ssh -q -o ConnectTimeout=3 -o ConnectionAttempts=1 root@${NM_VC_HOSTNAME} [ $(expr `date +%s` - $(stat -c %Y ${NM_VC_ACMEFOLDER}/${NM_VC_HOSTNAME}/${NM_VC_HOSTNAME}.cer)) -ge 600 ]; then
 			echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]}The certificate was unable to be updated${idsCL[Default]}\n"
 			exit 0
 		else